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cliff and the debt ceiling in 2011. so joe biden is not the one leading this charge. >> is that relationship between harry reid, the democratic leader, majority leader in the senate and joe biden that poisonous right now? >> their personal relationship is okay. forgive me, this is a testosterone test, if you will. harry reid is the leader of the senate, and he felt he was sold out, that joe biden came in and did his job. >> when he negotiated with mitch mcconnell. >> and the administration gave up too much in the view of some democrats in those negotiations. so harry reid's point is i'm the point person in the united states senate, respect my job, mr. president. i have had your back in a lot of fights. don't go around me or behind me. the problem is with zero trust, the president is betting that john boehner gets to the point where he sees the republicans getting most of the blame and perhaps the majority going away and he blinks. the speaker is betting on the fact that the president sees the prospect of default and eve
cliff and the debt ceiling in 2011. so joe biden is not the one leading this charge. >> is that relationship between harry reid, the democratic leader, majority leader in the senate and joe biden that poisonous right now? >> their personal relationship is okay. forgive me, this is a testosterone test, if you will. harry reid is the leader of the senate, and he felt he was sold out, that joe biden came in and did his job. >> when he negotiated with mitch mcconnell. >> and...
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that's typically what you talk about around a debt ceiling and a c.r. so i think there was a little something from the president as to the kind of things he would be open about relative to the strength of our country fiscally. that was heartening to people who, like me, who have been involved in discussions around these issues for so long. my guess is i had dinner with some of the house members last night that were part of the meeting yesterday, i just think there's too much commonality here to keep an agreement from happening. look, i do think that in fairness, a c.r. and a debt ceiling ought to be worked out simultaneously. i don't think it makes a lot of sense to have them done separately and i think that's the general feeling on our side of the building, on the senate republican side. >> what will it take, senator, for you to pass simultaneously a clean bill as it's called in the house that will end the government shutdown and at the same time, extend the debt ceiling? what do you want from the president as part of that? i take it obama care is off
that's typically what you talk about around a debt ceiling and a c.r. so i think there was a little something from the president as to the kind of things he would be open about relative to the strength of our country fiscally. that was heartening to people who, like me, who have been involved in discussions around these issues for so long. my guess is i had dinner with some of the house members last night that were part of the meeting yesterday, i just think there's too much commonality here to...
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then the debt ceiling. they would increase that until february 15th. now, democratic sources i'm talking to say that that could slide but if you look at what's on the screen right now really quickly, if you can put it back up, the whole idea of the give and take starting with the end, the debt ceiling, democrats gave on that. they did not want to keep the debt ceiling -- they wanted to lift the debt ceiling through the rest of the year, through the election. they're giving in on that. then with regard to funding of the government, republicans are giving in on that. they wanted to have a deal to fund the government through maybe even a year. why did they want to do that? because it would lock in place forced spending cuts that democrats don't like. then the last thing i wanted to tell you about are obama care provisions. there are some potential obama care provisions in this. they're not big, but they're there. first of all, income verification for those getting obama care subsidies. we are told that that is something that republicans very much wanted,
then the debt ceiling. they would increase that until february 15th. now, democratic sources i'm talking to say that that could slide but if you look at what's on the screen right now really quickly, if you can put it back up, the whole idea of the give and take starting with the end, the debt ceiling, democrats gave on that. they did not want to keep the debt ceiling -- they wanted to lift the debt ceiling through the rest of the year, through the election. they're giving in on that. then with...
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the debt ceiling vote, half the time we've had debt ceiling votes, we have attached to it something to bend the cost curve, try to put us back on the road to fiscal solvency. in fact, pay as you go, when your party was in the majority, was attached to the debt ceiling. graham rudman, the balanced budget act, the latest sequester, all attached to the debt ceiling. >> congressman, go ahead. >> let's end the filibuster and talk about reality. have you voted for farm subsidies? have you voted for farm subsidies? >> i don't believe in farm subsidies. you're changing the subject. >> no, here's the point i'm making. jeb, please let me make the point. please don't -- i have listened to your point and i respect your point, but that's the problem with washington. one side believes that they have all the absolutes and don't let the other side talk. so let me talk just for a moment. both parties have been on the floor of the house and both parties in fact have supported different kinds of investments and spending. your party in fact has led the fight to support spending for things like farm subsid
the debt ceiling vote, half the time we've had debt ceiling votes, we have attached to it something to bend the cost curve, try to put us back on the road to fiscal solvency. in fact, pay as you go, when your party was in the majority, was attached to the debt ceiling. graham rudman, the balanced budget act, the latest sequester, all attached to the debt ceiling. >> congressman, go ahead. >> let's end the filibuster and talk about reality. have you voted for farm subsidies? have you...
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. >> very quickly, remind us why the president as a senator voted against raising the debt ceiling. >> the president voted against raising the debt ceiling as a senator to make a point about what he believed were wrong fiscal priorities of that administration. what then senator obama never did was say i will vote to default if i don't get what i want. and that was part of a process where, as you know, because you have covered this, wolf, cycle after cycle, presidency after presidency, we saw the debt ceiling raised again and again without delay, without default, without drama, and without ever the threat that we would trash the world economy if one party didn't get what it wanted. it's just unprecedented and talk to business leaders. talk to business leaders who generally agree often with republicans and their priorities, and ask them if they think this strategy is good for america and good for our economy and good for the middle class. to a person, they'll say no. it's terrible. it cannot be the right way to go. what we have here is a faction of one house in congress driving an ideol
. >> very quickly, remind us why the president as a senator voted against raising the debt ceiling. >> the president voted against raising the debt ceiling as a senator to make a point about what he believed were wrong fiscal priorities of that administration. what then senator obama never did was say i will vote to default if i don't get what i want. and that was part of a process where, as you know, because you have covered this, wolf, cycle after cycle, presidency after...
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ceiling. the sequester, it really aims at the wrong side of the problem. the long-term challenge is entitlements, the sequester is fundamentally about discretionary spending, from a fiscal hawk point of view it doesn't get to the issue. >> what you say, ron, revenue, additional tax increases? >> from a -- tactical point of view, the democrats are putting themselves in the position by not getting everything they want. asking the republicans to come back and asking for a second tax increase is asking for a lot, politically. >> what about that dana? >> absolutely, the moment the deal was struck on new year's eve or new year's day, kind of a blur, republicans came out and said if the democrats think they will get anymore tax increases they're living on mars. it is not going to happen. it is it, we're done, not going to happen. you're exactly right, we're done. what is so fascinating, making people frustrated with washington right now is exactly what you said, ron, the whole point of the sequester
ceiling. the sequester, it really aims at the wrong side of the problem. the long-term challenge is entitlements, the sequester is fundamentally about discretionary spending, from a fiscal hawk point of view it doesn't get to the issue. >> what you say, ron, revenue, additional tax increases? >> from a -- tactical point of view, the democrats are putting themselves in the position by not getting everything they want. asking the republicans to come back and asking for a second tax...
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when the debt ceiling was hanging over their heads, that meant, uh-oh, the faith full and credit of the united states government was hanging over their heads. we had to be able to pay our bills. that couldn't happen. what's hanging over their held, now? first of all, this is not a natural disaster. this is a manmade disaster which they all made. and what's hanging over their heads? budget cuts. which, by the way, a lot of democrats like to see those big budget cuts on the pentagon. a lot of republicans would like to see those budget cuts on some domestic spending. so what's hanging over their heads right now is not as awful as the last couple of times we went around this. and so i think that's why john's right. that's why they're going to end up having this problem. >> how about pride? how about that has beening ov i their head? they work in a government that at least can do its most basic function and pass a budget? they work in a government and not a circus. how about pride in that? >> that would be good. you saw the article bob woodward had in "the washington post" this weekend. sayi
when the debt ceiling was hanging over their heads, that meant, uh-oh, the faith full and credit of the united states government was hanging over their heads. we had to be able to pay our bills. that couldn't happen. what's hanging over their held, now? first of all, this is not a natural disaster. this is a manmade disaster which they all made. and what's hanging over their heads? budget cuts. which, by the way, a lot of democrats like to see those big budget cuts on the pentagon. a lot of...
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cliff, pushed back the debt ceiling issue so that they can breathe a little bit and try and move away from just these fiscal issues. now on the horizon there are lots of house republicans, particularly younger ones, who say let's cut the defense budget, let those automatic spending cuts take place, and there are lots of senior republicans who say, not so fast. so that's going to be a problem within the republican party as we look ahead. >> where does karl rove and his new super pac fit into that? >> did you ever think republicans would call him a rhino, republican in name only. here you go. i've always thought of karl rove as a conservative. what's going on is his pac has said, you know what, we are tired of someone associated with his pac said to me, quote, the novelty of losing elections has worn off, and what they've decided to do is to start putting their money in primaries. they want to vet republican primary candidates so that by the time they get to the general election they believe they have qualified vetted candidates who can actually win. conservatives are saying, this is no
cliff, pushed back the debt ceiling issue so that they can breathe a little bit and try and move away from just these fiscal issues. now on the horizon there are lots of house republicans, particularly younger ones, who say let's cut the defense budget, let those automatic spending cuts take place, and there are lots of senior republicans who say, not so fast. so that's going to be a problem within the republican party as we look ahead. >> where does karl rove and his new super pac fit...
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cliff, going head to head soon once again over the budget and debt ceiling who he wants in the corner nominating his white house chief of staff jack lew as the next treasury secretary. he srveed as budget director for both presidents obama and clinton. the president praised jack lew for being a low-key guy and hinted to congress he wants lew to get started as soon as possible. >> jack has my complete trust. i know i'm not alone in that. having lew on your team is equivalent of a coach of having the luxury of putting somebody at any position and do well. i could not agree more. so i hope the senate will confirm him as quickly as possible. >> the president may not necessarily get his wish for a quick confirmation. lew is publicly classed with republicans over the budget. the wall street journal editorial page referred to him as a yes man. ali velshi and i spoke with steven moore about why his newspaper is no fan of lew's. >> we were very critical of him in our editorial this morning, wolf, for a couple of reasons. look, we kind of were hoping that this would be kind of a new start for t
cliff, going head to head soon once again over the budget and debt ceiling who he wants in the corner nominating his white house chief of staff jack lew as the next treasury secretary. he srveed as budget director for both presidents obama and clinton. the president praised jack lew for being a low-key guy and hinted to congress he wants lew to get started as soon as possible. >> jack has my complete trust. i know i'm not alone in that. having lew on your team is equivalent of a coach of...
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particularly on these fiscal matters, he did run the office of budget during the debt ceiling negotiations and i remember from covering those debt ceiling noish ags that republicans didn't like him very much, wolf. some of them said to me that jack lew kept moving the goal posts on them. yes, there will be opposition. for chuck hagel, no. i believe in the end jack lew will get confirmed. but i'll tell you this, the reason the white house put off the announcement of jack lew until tomorrow is because of the fiscal cliff. they didn't want it to get involved in the negotiations for the fiscal cliff. they felt that they already had a fight on their hands. they didn't want to add any fuel to the fire on that, which is why they've held off of the nomination until this week. they do expect him to get confirmed and so do i. >> john kerry, secretary of state. we've got a lot of white males, shall we say, chuck hagel, we have pictures up there. jack lew, eric holder is over at the justice department. he's not a white male. he's an african-american. but no women. >> men. men. >> i want to put up anot
particularly on these fiscal matters, he did run the office of budget during the debt ceiling negotiations and i remember from covering those debt ceiling noish ags that republicans didn't like him very much, wolf. some of them said to me that jack lew kept moving the goal posts on them. yes, there will be opposition. for chuck hagel, no. i believe in the end jack lew will get confirmed. but i'll tell you this, the reason the white house put off the announcement of jack lew until tomorrow is...